Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The humerus is your upper arm bone. It is the longest bone in the upper part of your body and is connected to many important tendons and ligaments. The ...

This approach allows the radial nerve to be retracted medially, which allows further exposure of the humeral shaft, a mean of 26 cm of exposure proximally from the lateral epicondyle.

The funny bone is anything but funny. So why does it hurt so bad when it gets hit? It turns out there's a "humerus" answer.

In general, it would be rare in my practice to operate on a radial nerve not improving 2 months after humerus fracture – with the implications that the humerus fracture is being managed ...

A 21-month-old, 9.8-kg. girl was admitted to the hospital on April 10, 1965, approximately 20 minutes after amputation of the left arm through the proximal humerus in an automobile-train accident.

Isolated nerve dysfunction (IND) is a type of neuropathy, or nerve damage, that occurs in a single nerve. Technically, it is a mononeuropathy because it affects one nerve.

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...

The funny bone is a nerve that runs down the length of your arm. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Even the slightest bump of ...